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salvage therapy

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Pronunciation: /ˈsælvɪʤ ˈθɛrəpi/

salvage therapy

Definition

Treatment that is given after the cancer has not responded to other treatments.

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Nexium

laryngeal cancer

human papillomavirus DNA test

NB1011

dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

asthenia

zinc sulfate

peptide 946

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recombinant bispecific single-chain antibody rM28

azercabtagene zapreleucel

Avita

allogeneic CD33CAR-CD3zeta-4-1BB-expressing T lymphocytes

PARP1 inhibitor SNV1521

esomeprazole topical cream

lutetium Lu 177 DOTA-N3-CTT1403

Hydeltra

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variable expressivity

sumLOD score

specificity

microsatellite

somatic variant

nail dystrophy

genetic heterogeneity

inconclusive result

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